# "inakadate tanbo art"

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**Created:** [August 11, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/inakadate-tanbo-art/59769 "2013-08-11T12:42:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/inakadate-tanbo-art/59769/1 "2013-08-11T12:42:18Z")

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> For over 2,000 years, people in the small town of Inakadate, Japan have grown rice. Unfortunately, growing rice was all the town was known for until 1993. In a near desperate attempt to generate attention and tourist revenue, the townspeople began working on a public art project.

↳Click here to read the full article. ([http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/inakadate](http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/inakadate))